Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 19 U.K. Minor and consequential amendments

PART 1 U.K. Amendments of primary legislation

National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41) U.K.

113 U.K. The National Health Service Act 2006 is amended as follows.

114 (1) Section 251 (control of patient information) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (7), for “made by or under the Data Protection Act 1998 (c 29)” substitute “ of the data protection legislation ”.

(3) In subsection (13), at the appropriate place insert—

““the data protection legislation” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3 of that Act);”.

115 (1) Section 264C (provision and disclosure of information about health service products: supplementary) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (2), for “the Data Protection Act 1998” substitute “ the data protection legislation ”.

(3) After subsection (3) insert—

“(4) In this section, “the data protection legislation” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3 of that Act).”

116 U.K. In paragraph 7B(3) of Schedule 1 (further provision about the Secretary of State and services under the Act), for “has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 1998” substitute “ has the same meaning as in Parts 5 to 7 of the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3(4) and (14) of that Act) ”.